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0. L. WHEELER. Measuring Fa ucet.

No. 80,847. Pa tented Aug. 11, 1868.

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ORBEN L. WHEELER, or 'nawrs'row, MAINE.

Letters Paton-1.1%. 80,847, dated August 11, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN MEASUBING-PAUOETS.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN;

Be it known that I, ORREN L. WHEELER, of Lewiston, in the county of Androscoggin, and State of Maine, have invented a new and useful Improved Measuring-Faucet; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others to. make and use my invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- 7 Figure 1 is a side sectional elevation.

Figure 2, a plan of the valve. 7 I

A shows the square aperture in the top of the chamber, which aperture receives the square stock, so as to revolve the chamber.

I am aware that Letters Patent have been granted upon measuring-faucets, but I am not aware of any of the same construction or operation as mine.-

B is a cylindrical chamber,'set upon the snout or nozzle 0, and connected therewith by a projection, a, fitting into the recess 6, so that a will revolve or turn in b. The projection a is formed on the bottom plate or disk 0 of the cylindrical chamber 13. This plate is secured to the cylindrical chamber by bolts, (1.

Thus, when the cylinder 13 is revolved, the disk c'revolves also.

e is the end of the nozzle that enters the barrel or. other receptacle of the liquid.

, the discharging-end, with a rubber hose, g. i

h is'a handle attached to the square stock 2'. The square stock fits into the square hole j.

Thus, when. the handle it and stock 2' are turned, the chamber Bis turned'on the projection a. This stock 2' enters the chamber B. At its lower end is the flexible disk It, made of such material, for instance, as leather. This disk is has a flexible tube or cylinder fitting the chamber B, expansible and collapsablc, as illustrated.

m is the tube. The lower end of this tube m is attached between the lower end of the chamber B and disk 0 by the before-mentioned bolts cl.- The tube m, with disk It, is attached to the stock z by bolt 12.

o is a vent-hole, to allow the air to pass out or to enter, as the disk is drawn up or lowered.

The operation is as follows:

-When 'the projection a is turned, as in fig. 1, it is obvious that by drawing up the disk In the contents of the vessel will enter at e and be drawn up into the collapsable tube m. When the desired quantity has been allowed to enter 112, turn the chamber B by the handle it till the whole part 1 comes against the aperture 2 of the nozzle,'whcn the flow will be cut oil, and the aperture in the projection a will be turned to the dischargeaperture 3 of the nozzle. Then, by pressinghown on the handle It, the disk It will be forced to the bottom of the chamber, and the'contents expelled through G-g. half turn of 13 opens or shuts either 2 or 3 in the nozzle. j

r r 1""show gauges on the stock 2. By these the measuring is effected. Suppose that 1* represents two gallons, then it is obvious that r will indicate a less quantity; that is, when the said marks 1', &c., are brought up levelwith the top, t, of the chamber.

Thus, with the capacity of the whole tube m first known, these marks, M", &c., can be used to denote any quantity desired.

v is a rest to hold the rubber g, so as to prevent leakage or dropping therefrom. v

When this tube g is used to convey liquids from the chamber into ajug or other like receptacle, and is for this purpose inserted into the neck of such'jug, bottle, &c., it is obvious that an air-vent, to allow the air to pass out of such receptacle, may be of service, and can be obtained in various ways, such as, for instance, the construction of the rubber tube g, with a smaller supplementary tube on one side thereof.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The measuring-faucet, as described, having the chamber B, with vent-hole o, gauged stock 2', disk Is, collapsablo tube m, projection a with opening 2, in combination with the nozzle 0, having the socket Z) to receive the projection a, all as and to operate for' the purposes herein set fort ORREN L. WHEELER.

Witnesses:

JAMES M. Onocxnrr, CALEB S. GILBERT. 

